Jaffray Collection (Page 5)

John Jaffray was a bookbinder in Victorian London. He was interested in the history of his trade, particularly in union and welfare issues. Jaffray kept scrapbooks, probably compiled in and around the 1850s, which he filled with newspaper clippings, agendas of union meetings and ephemera including trade cards and advertisements.

Scrapbooks mainly relating to strikes and the binders' struggle of 1839

Also pasted next to 87, newspaper clipping, letter from H Adams and newspaper clipping headed 'Meeting of Journeymen [sic] Bookbinders'.

88. Newspaper clipping headed 'General Meeting of the Booksellers of London and Westminster' includes details of the poster . Also newspaper clipping headed 'The Journeymen Bookbinders v their employers and the booksellers'. Also newspaper clipping headed 'The Oppressed Bookbinders to the editor of the Operative'. Also newspaper clipping dated 4 Feb 1839 'Address to the working men of Scotland'.

121. Newspaper clipping from the Operative Sun, March 17. Meeting of the trades in Manchester.

122i-iv. Newspaper clippings re meeting of the trades in Manchester.

123. Printed sheet. 'Address of the Journeymen Bookbinders to the Trade Societies of Manchester and Salford'.

124. i) Printed poster for a Select Ball on March 7 1839. ii) newspaper article on arrest of journeymen bookbinders from Leighton and Wells. iii) Small printed sheet 'To the Journeymen Smiths of Manchester'.

125. Printed sheet. 'Appeal to the working classes in York'.

126. Sample of penny subscription book of Journeymen Bookbinders of London and Westminster, described in ink ms by J J.

127. Printed sheet dated March 11 1839 'To the Trades of Edinburgh'.

128. Printed sheet. 'From the Bookbinders of Birmingham to their brother operatives'.

129. Plain sheet of paper with ink ms notes. Receipt signed by Crawford dated March 11/39.